Senior Technical Analyst
First seen by Alion on Sep 29, 2026.
Key Responsibilities :
Requirements & Analysis :
- Lead the understanding and clarification of functional and non-functional requirements by reviewing specifications and collaborating with domain architects, analysts and stakeholders.
- Conduct technical impact analysis and participate in both high-level and low-level design activities.
- Participate in estimation, staffing, and solutioning; gather and clarify scope information.
- Conduct requirement workshops, identify requirement gaps/issues, and translate business needs into system requirements.
Design & Development Oversight :
- Create and review IT designs, pseudo code, and prototypes.
- Guide and review the development of artifacts (code, documentation, unit test scripts) for self and peers.
- Ensure high code quality through the creation and review of unit test plans and scripts.
- Lead the implementation of releases following change and release management processes.
- Provide technical support and guidance to junior developers and team members.
Testing & Quality Assurance :
- Lead and participate in test design and validation activities (functional, integration, end-to-end, system, user experience, performance, automation).
- Oversee the creation and review of test artifacts (test scripts, documentation, automation setups).
- Manage test data, defect management, test automation strategy, and performance test strategy.
- Coordinate with business and other stakeholders on testing progress and ensure right test coverage.
- Lead or participate in test management activities, including the creation of master test plans and testing strategy documents.
Go-Live & Production Support :
- Support go-live activities as per the implementation plan.
- Respond to and analyze production issues, suggest and implement workarounds, communicate with stakeholders, and close incidents/service requests within agreed timelines.
- Participate in root cause analysis (RCA), process improvement initiatives, and estimation of efforts for solutions/workarounds.
- Track SLAs, verify fixes, and ensure continuous improvement in operations.
Knowledge Management & Leadership :
- Document and share project learnings and best practices.
- Define, maintain, and enhance the knowledge management strategy for the team.
- Train team members on project processes and provide inputs to improve quality.
- Leverage knowledge bases and benchmarks to solve problems and develop high-level solutions.
Technical Skills :
- Proven experience in relevant technologies (e.g., Java, Spring Boot, Angular, Postman, Swagger, Azure, OpenShift).
- Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, development, testing, and support.
- Experience with unit testing tools (e.g., JUnit, Jasmine, Karma), automated testing (e.g., Playwright, RestAssured, TestNG), and integration testing (e.g., SOAPUI).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub).
- Experience with database management systems (SQL, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) is a plus.
Attitudes / Behavior :
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
- Customer, solution, and improvement minded.
- Proactive and can-do attitude
Skills
Java, Spring Boot, Azure, OpenShift, PostgreSQL, POSTMAN, JUnit, Playwright Testing, TestNG, Integration Testing, Functional Testing